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Patented May 27, 1924.

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WILLIAM HORACE SHERMAN, OF KOKOIVIO, INDIANA.

BURNER.

Application filed March 27, 1922. ScriaiNo. 547,109.

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Be it known that I, Wrnumr H. Slnin- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kolromo. in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burn ers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a heating element and is an improvement over' that form of device shown in a co-pending ap plication, Serial No. 511.898 filed October 29, 1921, .and the prime feature of the present invention is in arranging the burners in series and supplying the fuel thereto from a single source.

A further feature of ,the invention is in the arrangement of the burners and feeding mechanism and in so mounting them that theymay be entered into or removed from the casing forthe heating element as a unit.

A further feature of the invention is in so constructing the parts of the device that the oxygen admitted thereto will be heated before coming in contact with the fuel.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of means for heating the fuel oil prior to its entrance into a generating groove or chamber for formation of carbon.

A further feature of the invention is in the provision of means for adjust-ably mounting the burners whereby the flame or fuel will be uniformly distributed to all parts of the burners.

And a further feature of the invention is the provision of means for supporting a fuel reservoir, said reservoir having means for causing the fuel to discharge therefrom in the form of drops.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter more fully setforth and pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is alongitudinal central sectional view through the heating element,

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the heating element, and

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the heating element with parts thereof removed.

Referring to the drawings. the burners employed in the present device are practically identical with the form of burners shown in my co-pending application and comprise a frame or spider 1 having a circular groove or channel 2 in the upper face thereof, which acts as a vaporizing chain-- minimizing the oer gvhen fuel is entered therein, This fuel, when arising-from the groove, travels be-. tween circular drums or shields and t at the inner and outer edges of the groove- 2 re-. spectively, and are spaced apart to provide a passage 5 for: the vaporized fuel. The drums 3 and4- are provided with a plurality of perforations Gand '7 respectively, extend ing from the top to the bottom ofthe drum which form openings for the passage of oxygen and constitutev preferably burner openin s, as the fuel will ignite asit passes by said openings, thereby producing flame jets on the outer faceof the drum 3 andv inner face of the drum 4:.

In order to cause the vaporized fuel to properly ignite, oxygen is commi-ngled therewith, and to properly accomplish this result, cone-s18 and 9 are associated with the drums 3 and 4, cone 8 being inverted and supported on the upper end of a stem 10, while the cone 9 rests upon brackets 11 formed on the frame 1, these cones form-i ing air passages respectively within. the drum and ergteriorly of the drum 4. By arranging the cones as, shown, the air passages are gradually restricted from the lowergto the upper ends of the drums 3 and 4:, the cones being so arranged in view of the fact that the vapor decreases towards thesupper ends of the drums, consequently it is nec-essaryto decrease the supply ofoxygen in order to maintain sub,- stantially uniform flame jets from the 'bot tom to the top of the drums.

In the present construction two, of the being provided near one end thereof with ears 13 which co-openate With and rest upon similar ears 14 projecting inwardly from the wall of a basemember 1,5, while the opposite end of the pan 12 is provided with an extension'16 which co-operates with a shoulder 17 on the base member 15, said extension having an adjusting screw 18 threaded thcrethrough which when turned against the shoulder 17 will maintain the pan and burners carried thereby in absolute horizontal position, consequently causing the fuel entering the burners to flow uniformly to all parts thereof. The base member 15 is provided with an upwardly extending flange 19 with which engages a housing 20, said housin having any suitable form of cover 21 which when 7 upper edge of the pan 12 is projected a distance above the frame 1 of the burner,. consequently the interior of the pan will be thoroughly heated from the burners, and the air entering through the passages 22 'will be heated before it reaches the interior of the burners and by arranging the pan in this manner the draft or suction of the cold air passing to the upper portion of the housing 20 will not in any way influence the flame of the burners from beneath.

In order to maintain the volume oi the]. used for properly operating the two burners, at a minimum, the grooves 2 of said burners are connected by a port 23 preferably positioned centrally between said burners, and to said port is connected a pipe or duct 24 having at its outer end a drip cup 25 into which oil is depositedfrom a tank 26, the pipe 24 being inclined so that the oil will flow by gravity from the drip cup to the port 23 from where it willbe deposited into the grooves 2 of the burners. The tank 26 is provided with an automatic control 27 which regulates the discharge of the fuel from the tank, and is preferably so contructed that the oil will be discharged in the form of drops, the tank 26 being supported from the base member 15 through the medium of standards 28 and brackets 29. the standards being removably attached to the base member by binding screws 30.

The burners and. pipe 24 are so connected with the pan 12 that by first removing the housing 20, the pan and parts mounted thereon may be readily removed from the base'member 15 for cleaning the same. Associated with the pipe 24 is a priming cup 31 into which a highly inflammable subherein shown the consumption of fuel is greatly minimized, in view of the fact that the fuel is su 3 )l ied from a sin le source and by arranging the burners in a single unit and preheating the air before it reaches the burners, a higher percentage of combustion is obtained than is possible with a single burner without the pan and by heating the fuel oil before it reaches the burner, the formation of: carbon will be materially reduced. By providing the three point suspension for the pan which supports the burner and placing the adjusting screw at one end of the pan, the pan and burners may be maintained at a uniform constant level so that the fuel will be properly disributed. to both the burners.

Havin thus full described In said inn Y vention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1, In a heating element, a plurality of burners associated together, a pan supportmg said burners, means for conveying fuel from a single source to said burners, and,

means for adjusting said pan for maintaining the level of said burners.

2.' In a heating element, the combination with burners and common means for conveying fuel thereto, of a pan in which said burners are located. the upper edge of said pan projecting a distance above the lower ends of said burners, and means for adjusting said pan for maintaining the level thereof.

3. In a heating element, a plurality of burners a single port connecting said burners, means for conveying fuel into said port, a pan for supporting said burners, a base upon which said pan is adjustably mounted, and housingfor enclosing said burners.

Inwitness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Kokomo, Indiana, this 16th day of March, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-two.

WILLIAM HORACE SHERMAN. Witnesses:

MERLE SMITH, EMERSON MARTIN. V 

